Full Result 1.20 Sandown | 8 November 2008

Bulmers Original Beginners' Chase

(Class 3) (4yo+) (1m7f119yds) 1m7½f Good To Soft 13 fences

1st £6,505 2nd £1,910 3rd £955 4th £477

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Free World (FR) 5/4F A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	4	107	–	124	139	–
b g Lost World (IRE) - Fautine (FR) (Fast Topaze)
Made all, raced keenly and jumped boldly, clear 6th, slight mistake 2 out, stayed on strongly (op 10-11 tchd 11-8)

2 8	3. Gauvain (GER) 9/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	6	111 p	–	121	137	–
b g Sternkoenig (IRE) - Gamina (GER) (Dominion)
Chased leader after 2nd, mistake 3rd, struggling and hit 9th, ridden and rallied before 3 out, outpaced by winner 2 out, kept on to regain 2nd flat (op 14-1)

3 2½ [10½]	9. Songe (FR) 9/2 Tom Siddall Charlie Longsdon	Tom Siddall Charlie Longsdon	4	107	–	110	128	–
b g Hernando (FR) - Sierra (FR) (Anabaa)
Took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway 6th, chased winner before 2 out, ridden before last, no impression, hit last, lost 2nd flat (op 13-2)

4 ½ [11]	6. Planet Of Sound 2/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	111	–	117	134	–
b g Kayf Tara - Herald The Dawn (Dubassoff)
Raced in midfield, mistake 2nd, hampered 8th, kept on same pace from 3 out (op 5-2 tchd 15-8 and 11-4 in a place)

5 46 [57]	5. Nous Voila (FR) 100/1 Philip Hide Alan Coogan	Philip Hide Alan Coogan	7	111	115	57	91	–
b g Video Rock (FR) - Ability (FR) (Olmeto)
Chased leader after 2nd, dropped to rear 6th, badly hampered 8th, soon lost touch, tailed off from 3 out

F	2. Crow Wood 25/1 Brian Hughes John Quinn	Brian Hughes John Quinn	9	111	–	–	–	–
b g Halling (USA) - Play With Me (IRE) (Alzao)
Held up towards rear, headway 6th, disputing 3rd and still going well when fell 8th (op 20-1)

PU	7. Sebastiano (FR) 25/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	5	111	–	–	–	–
ch g Ski Chief (USA) - Femme Rouge (IRE) (Elmaamul)
Held up in rear, mistake 3rd, hampered 8th, blundered and rider lost iron next, pulled up 10th (jockey said gelding had been pulled up having been hampered by a faller) (op 33-1)

UR	4. Kervriou (FR) 50/1 Darren O'Dwyer ⁵ Andrew Balding	Darren O'Dwyer ⁵ Andrew Balding	5	1010	107	–	–	–
ch g Pennekamp (USA) - Good Blend (FR) (Darshaan)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, mistake and unseated rider 2nd (tchd 40-1)

8 ran Off time: 1:22:00 Winning time: 4m 0.00s (slow by 9.00s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Beherayn (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Clive D Smith (Free World) 1st breeder: Jean-Christian Raymond
2nd owner: J H McDougall (Gauvain)
3rd owner: Alan Halsall (Songe)
Tote win: £2.40 PL: £1.20 £2.10 £1.50 Ex: £14.90 CSF: £12.82

1:20 Sandown 8 Nov 2008

Bulmers Original Beginners' Chase